Is cable worth it?
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Hugh_Conway_jr
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I have been without cable for about 2 years now. Just netflix, crave, itunes.
two months ago, I bit on a special promotion that gave me cable and marginally faster internet for 4$ more / month.
hands down, its the worst 4$ I have ever spent. Commercials are stupid, and why do they seem to last longer than the actual TV content? Not to mention that nothing is ever on when I want to watch TV.
...the only thing cable is good for is if you like to watch sports... so I have been told. I don't watch the kinds of sports cable delivers... now I have go through the pain in the ass procedure of return the box and canceling again.
two months ago, I bit on a special promotion that gave me cable and marginally faster internet for 4$ more / month.
hands down, its the worst 4$ I have ever spent. Commercials are stupid, and why do they seem to last longer than the actual TV content? Not to mention that nothing is ever on when I want to watch TV.
...the only thing cable is good for is if you like to watch sports... so I have been told. I don't watch the kinds of sports cable delivers... now I have go through the pain in the ass procedure of return the box and canceling again.
I like having cable, but I also enjoy watching sports most times of the year. You can get networks for free through an HD antenna so its better than nothing.
Otherwise i watch premium tv shit like hbo and other good shows on tv, its nice to be able to record and skip commericals on regular channels. But basic cable programing is usually fucking awful so if youre cool with waiting for it to come on Netflix or something then fuck it.
The only thing is its so expensive so unless youre sharing a subscription with roommates it becomes extremely unaffordable for someone under 30.
Otherwise i watch premium tv shit like hbo and other good shows on tv, its nice to be able to record and skip commericals on regular channels. But basic cable programing is usually fucking awful so if youre cool with waiting for it to come on Netflix or something then fuck it.
The only thing is its so expensive so unless youre sharing a subscription with roommates it becomes extremely unaffordable for someone under 30.
Hugh_Conway_jr
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13793141:eheath said:
Being out of the cable game for so long, all the stuff going to Crave and netflix new to me... very awesome.
If there was channel called "last years HBO" on basic cable, i would probably keep it
Sno.
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yes.
but...only if its lumped in with your internet....cause they'll pretty much charge you $80.00 for internet alone, and if you "bundle" it with cable you only pay about $20-$30 for the internet...I mean...supposedly.
This is the only reason we keep our cable. Otherwise I'd scrap it.
but...only if its lumped in with your internet....cause they'll pretty much charge you $80.00 for internet alone, and if you "bundle" it with cable you only pay about $20-$30 for the internet...I mean...supposedly.
This is the only reason we keep our cable. Otherwise I'd scrap it.
ZeMagnificentKev
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Fuck if you're in a decent city and you just watch TV sometimes to kill some time or whatever, all you need is an Antenna and internet. I watched the god damn superbowl with no problems, caught every new episode of several very good new CBC programs. Hell all I had was my dollarama antenna and an old xbox360 and I was entertained. But then again that was Hamilton and cause of geography you could get a lot of TV and radio channels, also great game and DVD selection at the hamilton public library. For sure should have had internet though. I know from working for Bell they try and sell you on you're gonna save money by getting more services, but that only lasts so long, then you'll be taking the big ol blue Bell dick for your services. In Canada atleast, fuck I heard its worse in the states though, the Comwave dick apparently has very big and sharp spikes for their pleasure.
13793284:bdarb207 said:
Sure you can stream shit, but its a crapshoot to stream live TV. I streamed a hockey game the other day with some of my buddies, it was only on NHL center ice, and about 20% of the time we had a functioning high quality stream.
But cable is so expensive. I think we will see more and more networks "unbundling" and offering their network to people without cable subscriptions, just might take a bit longer.
bdarb207
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13793289:eheath said:
Can be hit or miss. I found a site for sports that usually has a ton of links. Sports imo are literally the only reason to even consider getting cable. That being said, my gripe is more with commercials. I just can't stand them.
Most networks are like you said offering streaming abilities though or they'll go by the wayside.
13793291:bdarb207 said:
Indeed, commercials are the fucking worst, but DVR is getting really good these days. In the last like 10 years if you wanted to record a bunch of shows, you needed a TiVo because most cable and satellite providers limited the fuck out of their dvr. Now its pimp as fuck, especially with the X1 system, fuck i can talk to my remote haha. I record everything I want to watch and start watching it like 20-30 mins after it starts live so I can skip the commercials while I watch.
13793325:doublecup said:
HD antenna hooks up to your TV, there are a bunch of different kinds but basically it picks up a digital over the air signal (similar to old rabbit ears style) and you get like 10-15 HD channels, local networks like abc, nbc, fox, etc. I know people who just put a paperclip in their coax input on their TV and they pick up these channels.
doublecup
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13793347:eheath said:
Ya i know a ton of sites such as putlocker, project free tv, etc.
i mean pretty much any episode of a show you can just google search: [show name] watch free online
i was just wondering about live tv
usually live streams are choppy as fuck and the quality is horrible
swiggy
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13793352:doublecup said:
I'm doubtful there's a simple solution to doing this on a laptop, there isn't really an input on most to use it as a display, and I think hd antennas require some sort of cable input. This could maybe work on some desktop monitors but I'm not 100% sure about that
doublecup
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13793355:swiggy said:
no worries, I was jw
I have a really shitty connection at my college anyways, so i doubt id get any type of decent reception. it just kinda sucks not being able to watch cable tv, mainly sports games and such.
you can watch live sports on firstrowsports.eu for free but the quality sucks, it lags a ton, and is super choppy
theBearJew
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13793302:eheath said:
I do this all the time. So many movies on my DVR. If I see a title I wanna watch, I just set up a recording for later and watch any other time, skipping through commercials.
13793877:bdarb207 said:
Well it depends on your situation. I've lived in apts that have "basic cable included" through the HOA and i paid $10/mo for HD and then another $10/mo for expanded channels, HBO and such was extra too. Now I live in a town house, my buddy owns it, so he just includes all of the utilities in rent, so we have like a pretty standard house setup for cable/internet.
bdarb207
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13793879:eheath said:
We have ondemand which is about the only way I'd use cable tv. And even then, it's to watch hbo and showtime shows that aren't interrupted by commercials anyway. ps too fucking stoked silicon valley is about to start back up and billions is back on. finally something worth watching again.
EmperorKuzco
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Just sign in to your parents nice Comcast xfinitiy package and use their streaming services